Cattle stanchion



July 18, 1950 v. E. MARR CATTLE STANCHION 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 14, 1946 V. E. MARR CATTLE STANCHION July 18, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 14, 1946 Patented July 18, 1950 UNITED TATES PAT ENT OF FICE v CATTLE STAN CHION Victor E. Marr, Fredonia, Kans. Application June 14, 1946, Serial No. 676,704

1 Claim. v 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cattle stanchions.

One object of my invention is to provide a cattle stanchionin which all of the stanchions may be released or locked simultaneously by the manipulation of a single control rod, but at the same time permitting any ne or more of the stanchions to be operated individually by hand to permit the release or looking in or one or more of the cattle without interfering with the rest.

A further object of my invention is to provide a cattle stanchion in which the movable bars of the stanchion are held in closed or locked position by means of pivoted locking bars, which fall into place by gravity, but which may be raised into releasing position by means of novel wire catches having trip arms, and coacting lugs or fingers on the control rod.-

A still further object of my invention is to provide a cattle stanchion whose length and capacity to accommodate any number of cattle, is limited only by the size of the barn. I

Still another object of my invention is to provide a cattle stanchion in which the lugs or fingers that operate the wire catches are adjustable on the control rod, whereby the device may be adapted to the control of any desired number of cattle.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a cattle stanchion that is simple and economical in construction, and highly efiicient and durable in use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view that will appear as the nature of my invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only and are therefore not drawn to scale:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a cattle stanchion, constructed in accordance with my invention, with the pivoted bars of the stanchions in closed or locking position. I

Figure 2 is a similar View, with the pivoted stanchion bars in open or releasing position.

Figure 3 is a plan View.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail longitudinal section, taken through one of the pivoted locking bars and the upper end of the corresponding pivoted stanchion bar.

Figure 5 is a horizontal section, taken on line 5-5 of Figure 4, and Figure 6 is a vertical transverse section, taken on line 6-6 of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of my invention, and in which drawings like parts are designated by like reference characters throughout the several views, A designates the frame of my improved stanchion, consisting of the corresponding laterally spaced base bars I and Band the corresponding laterally spaced top rails 3 and 4, between which extend and are rigidly secured at their lower and upper ends, the stationary uprights 5. The respective stanchio'ns are spaced a suitable distance apart along the length of the frame A, and each stanchion consists of one of the stationary uprights 5 and a co-acting movable upright bar 6, pivoted at its lower end, as at 7, between the base bars I and 2 and'formed at its upper end with a beveled head '8, which works between the top rails 3 and 4.

The movable members 6 of the stanchions are held in closed or looking position by means of the gravity locking bars 9, which are pivoted atone end, as at Hi, to the upper ends of the adjacent stationary uprights 5 and fall into place between the top rails 3 and 4 of the stanchion fraine A by their own weight. The pivoted locking bars 9 are formed on their bottom faces with the central depending catches I l,-having the straight inner edges I 2 and the inwardly beveled outer edges I3, which fit against the beveled heads 8 of the movable stanchion bars 6 when the latter are in closed or locking position.

In carrying out my invention, the stanchion is provided with a longitudinal control rod it, which extends approximately the length of the frame A, and is adapted to slide longitudinally or end-wise in metal guides i5 and I6 fastened to the upper ends of the adjacent uprights 5. The control rod I4 is provided at one end with a crank handle 11 for manipulating the former and which limits the movement of the control rod in one direction by contact with the metal guide IS.

The control rod [4 is provided at suitable points along its length with the transverse inwardly extending lugs or fingers l8 carried by the sleeves [9, which are adjustable on the control rod, the purpose of which will presently appear.

Wire catches 20, each constructed from a single piece of wire bent to form a central coiled body portion 2|, are swiveled to the transverse bearing pins 22 extending between the top rails 3 and 4 of the stanchion frame, and co-act with the pivoted bars 9 in holding the movable elements of the stanchions in closed position. As shown, each catch 20 comprises a horizontal arm 23 formed with a right-angularly bent end portion 24, which bears or impinges against the upper end of the pivoted bar of the corresponding stanchion, and is also formed with a depending trip arm 25 formed at its lower end with a right-angularly bent portion 26.

Cross pins 21 between the top rails 3 and 4 form stops or rests for the horizontal arms 23 of the wire catches 20.

In practice, all of the stanchions may be simultaneously opened to release the animals by first turning the control rod M a fraction of a revolution by means of the handle ll, then sliding the control rod forwardly and engaging the fingers I8 with the opposite sides of the depending trip arms 23 and finally pulling back on the control rod. This final operation swings the right-angularly bent end portions 24 of the horizontal arms 23 of the wire catches 20 upwardly against the bottom edges of the outer ends 29 of the pivoted locking bars 9. This lifts the free ends of the pivoted locking bars 9 sufficiently to dis-en gage the beveled edges I3 of the catches l I thereof from the beveled heads 8 of the movable stanchion bars 6. At this stage in the operation, the further movement of the control rod 14 brings the fingers 18 in contact with the upper ends of the movable bars 8 of the stanchions, which are swung into open or releasing position. When in this position, the catches ll of the pivoted locking bars 9 rest on the upper ends of the corresponding movable bars 6.

To simultaneously close all of the stanchions,

the fingers I8 of the control rod M are engaged with the upper ends and opposite edges of the movable stanchion bars 6 and the control rod pushed forwardly, when the pivoted locking bars 9 will automatically fall into place by. gravity and lock said movable stanchion bars in place.

Any one or more of the stanchions may be opened independently of the control rod 14 to release one or more animals merely by lifting one or more of the corresponding pivoted locking bars 9 by hand.

The sleeves 19 carrying the fingers 18 are In combination with a, frame, a stanchion comr prising a stationary upright bar and co-acting pivoted bar, arranged in the frame, a pivoted locking bar adapted to hold the pivoted bar of the stanchion in closed or locking position, a control rod extending longitudinally of the frame and susceptible of end-wise movement with respect to the latter, and means for lifting the free end of the locking bar to release the upper end of the pivoted stanchion bar when a pull is exerted on the control rod, said means comprising a transverse inwardly extending adjustable finger on the control rod and a wire catch comprising a, central coiled body portion swiveled to the top of the frame and having a horizontal arm formed with a right-angularly bent end portion bearing against the upper end of said pivoted bar and 3, depending trip arm disposed in the path of movement of said finger.

VICTOR E. MARR.

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